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Bora Jin – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2024
As the population ages, more older adults seek learning opportunities in various educational settings. This article highlights the understanding of older adult learners and the greater heterogeneity within this demographic. I explore why and how older adults learn, including their learning needs, the challenges of aging that may affect their…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Older Adults, Adult Educators, Learning Processes
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Li, Jessica; D'Souza, Derrick; Du, Yunfei – Human Resource Development Review, 2011
Despite the growing interest of business executives, there is limited academic research on the contributions of virtual worlds to learning in organizations. We address this limitation by using a recently developed typology of virtual world capabilities to investigate the potential contributions of virtual worlds to learning in organizations.…
Descriptors: Organizational Development, Learning Processes, Workplace Learning, Virtual Classrooms
Amadio, Massimo; Truong, Nhung; Tschurenev, Jana – UNESCO International Bureau of Education, 2006
Starting with a brief historical overview of the institutionalization of aesthetic education, particularly in the Western countries, this paper will review some of the major ideologies and research findings related to the value of aesthetic education. It will attempt to highlight certain learning theories and approaches to arts education in…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Ideology, Learning Theories, Trend Analysis